“Alvida Yatra”: Tejashwi Yadav’s Jibe Ahead Of Nitish Kumar’s Pragati Yatra

Patna:

Days forward of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Pragati Yatra which can start on December 23, Tejashwi Yadav, the Chief of the Opposition within the Meeting criticised the JD-U chief whereas calling the CM’s proposed programme an “Alvida Yatra” (Farewell Tour).

Nitish Kumar is about to embark on the primary section of Pragati Yatra, scheduled to happen from December 23 to December 28.

Tejashwi Yadav pointed to Nitish Kumar’s assertion in the course of the 2020 Meeting elections. He asserted that the Chief Minister had then claimed that it might be his “final election”.

“This indicated that Nitish Kumar’s tenure had come to an finish, and the upcoming yatra was nothing greater than a farewell tour,” he mentioned.

Tejashwi Yadav questioned the rationale behind the extravagant expense of the Pragati Yatra, which the state authorities was reportedly funding to the tune of Rs 225 crore for simply 15 days.

He argued that such an costly tour is pointless for a Chief Minister to satisfy the folks of his personal state.

The previous Deputy Chief Minister mentioned that “this expenditure is extra about permitting authorities officers to loot the state treasury slightly than genuinely partaking with the folks”.

Tejashwi Yadav mentioned the Pragati Yatra will not be a growth or political outreach initiative however as a self-serving train, criticising the perceived waste of public funds and the political motivations behind the tour.

Reacting to the statements of Tejashwi Yadav, Samrat Choudhary, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister, defended CM Nitish Kumar.

“Nitish Kumar has been repeatedly doing statewide excursions or ‘Yatras’ over the previous twenty years. It isn’t a brand new political technique to satisfy the folks of Bihar,” Choudhary mentioned.

Moreover, he additionally slammed Lalu Prasad Yadav and his household alleging his long-standing corruption and misgovernance in Bihar throughout his tenure as Chief Minister of Bihar and Union Minister.

As per the schedule of Pragati Yatra’s first section, Nitish Kumar will go to West Champaran (Bettiah) on December 23.

After staying in a single day in Valmiki Nagar, will go to East Champaran (Motihari) on December 24.

Because the Christmas Vacation is on December 25, there isn’t any programme on that day.

He’ll go to Sheohar and Sitamarhi on December 26, he’ll go to Muzaffarpur on December 27 and on December 28, he’ll go to Vaishali after which return to Patna.

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